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Puerto Rico Strong

by Vita Ayala (Contributor), Marco Lopez (Editor), Hazel Newlevant (Editor), Desiree Rodriguez (Editor), Derek Ruiz (Editor)1 more, Neil Schwartz (Editor)

Other authors: Grant Alter (Contributor), Greg Anderson-Elysee (Contributor), Aldo Álvarez (Contributor), Orlando Baez (Contributor), Tony Bedard (Contributor)56 more, Tom Beland (Contributor), Matt Bellisle (Contributor), Heidi Black (Contributor), Brett Booth (Contributor), Dennis Calero (Contributor), Sabrina Cintron (Contributor), Rosa Colon (Contributor), Little Corvus (Contributor), Sofia Davila (Contributor), Vito Delsante (Contributor), Mina Elwell (Contributor), Rod Espinosa (Contributor), Kat Fajardo (Contributor), Eliana Falcón-Dvorsky (Contributor), Naomi Franquiz (Cover artist), Adam Lance Garcia (Contributor), Ronnie Garcia (Contributor), Joamette Gil (Contributor), Jeff Gomez (Contributor), Leonardo Gonzalez (Contributor), Nicole Goux (Contributor), Mike Hawthorne (Contributor), John R. Holmes (Contributor), Daniel Irizarri Oquendo (Contributor), Jamie Jones (Contributor), Ariela Kristantina (Contributor), Marco Lopez (Contributor), Tara Martinez (Contributor), Alan Medina (Contributor), Adriana Melo (Contributor), Yehudi Mercardo (Contributor), Dan Mendez Moore (Contributor), Javier Morillo (Contributor), Shariff Musallam (Contributor), Fabian Nicieza (Contributor), Amparo Ortiz (Contributor), Anthony Otero (Contributor), Manuel Preitano (Contributor), Alejandra Quintas (Contributor), Jules Rivera (Contributor), Lilliam Rivera (Contributor), Alejandro Rosado (Contributor), Derek Ruiz (Contributor), Jesenia Santana (Contributor), Ramon J. Sierra Santiago (Contributor), Cynthia Santos (Contributor), Neil Schwartz (Contributor), Eugene Selassie (Contributor), Alexis Sergio (Contributor), Alberto Tito Serrano (Contributor), Ally Shwed (Contributor), Allison Strejlau (Contributor), Tristan J. Tarwater (Contributor), Charles Ooge Ugas (Contributor), Kristen Van Dam (Contributor), Javier Cruz Winnik (Contributor)

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"Puerto Rico Strong is a comics anthology that explores what it means to be Puerto Rican and the diversity that exists within that concept, from today's most exciting Puerto Rican comics creators" --
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    Ricanstruction: Reminiscing & Rebuilding Puerto Rico by Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez (villemezbrown)
    villemezbrown: Another graphic anthology raising funds and awareness in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.
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I really loved this anthology! I wasn’t expecting to love it as much as I did. Anthologies of any kind usually can host a mixed bag of talent and lean more on the mediocre side, but this one was excellent. Los amo Boriquas ( )
  Readings.of.a.Slinky | Nov 20, 2023 |
Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss.
  fernandie | Sep 15, 2022 |
Some of these vignettes made me weepy, many were enlightening, and only one I found a little boring and skimmed through it. I love the diversity of storytelling here--fiction and nonfiction, science fiction and fantasy, history and politics. Starting a new feature was always an adventure. I don't know what it is--perhaps I get too many ARCs with unfinished coloring (not a big deal, obvs, since they're ARCs)--but the COLORS here just blew my mind. Just about every feature gets an A in my book for that. I am so glad Lion Forge is bringing this to the public; it's an incredibly important message about a US colony (yeah, that's what it is. don't care who wants to spin it anyway else) and an incredibly resilient nation in desperate need of our support.

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Many thanks to Lion Forge and NetGalley for the advanced copy of this book. ( )
  LibroLindsay | Jun 18, 2021 |
An anthology means something for everyone, and that's especially true of a comics anthology, because in addition to the different subject matter each story tackles, there are different artistic styles as well. Most of the stories are personal to some degree or another, delving into family history and heritage and the ways that Puerto Ricans remain connected to the island even when they aren't living there.

The topics in this anthology range from Taino mythology to the brutal history of the Spanish conquistadors, who largely wiped out the Taino people on Boriken and then replaced the Taino population with enslaved West Africans. Poor treatment of Puerto Rico continues through to the present day, as is evident by the U.S. response to the destruction of Hurricane Maria (especially compared to the U.S. response to the Hurricane Harvey, which hit Texas). Puerto Rico Strong also includes family histories - many Puerto Ricans have worked on the mainland, served in the military, and many women were the subjects of early birth control tests (unknown to them, a major violation of informed consent).

One hopes that this collection will do at least a small part to inform readers of the strength of Puerto Rico and its people - these unique Americans - despite the ways they've been taken taken advantage of and mistreated for centuries.

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What unites us as a people isn't just the culture we come from, but the one we carry with us. (Alan Medina, 18)

"I'm learning that they tell us a lot of stuff...For real, there's a lot of stuff that's not in our books..." (Javier Cruz Winnick, 146)

There's nothing you can do about the past. You can only remember it and use it to shape your tomorrows. (Amparo Ortiz,198, inspired by the poetry of Julia de Burgos) ( )
  JennyArch | Nov 26, 2019 |
An excellent example of what an anthology can and should be. With a powerful unifying message, each story adds a unique flavor of art and narrative, paying homage to a vital and vibrant part of our world. ( )
  emeraldreverie | Nov 15, 2018 |
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Ayala, VitaContributorprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Lopez, MarcoEditormain authorall editionsconfirmed
Newlevant, HazelEditormain authorall editionsconfirmed
Rodriguez, DesireeEditormain authorall editionsconfirmed
Ruiz, DerekEditormain authorall editionsconfirmed
Schwartz, NeilEditormain authorall editionsconfirmed
Alter, GrantContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Anderson-Elysee, GregContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Álvarez, AldoContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Baez, OrlandoContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Bedard, TonyContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Beland, TomContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Bellisle, MattContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Black, HeidiContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Booth, BrettContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Calero, DennisContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Cintron, SabrinaContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Colon, RosaContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Corvus, LittleContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Davila, SofiaContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Delsante, VitoContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Elwell, MinaContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Espinosa, RodContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Fajardo, KatContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Falcón-Dvorsky, ElianaContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Franquiz, NaomiCover artistsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Garcia, Adam LanceContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Garcia, RonnieContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Gil, JoametteContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Gomez, JeffContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Gonzalez, LeonardoContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Goux, NicoleContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Hawthorne, MikeContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Holmes, John R.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Irizarri Oquendo, DanielContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Jones, JamieContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Kristantina, ArielaContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Lopez, MarcoContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Martinez, TaraContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Medina, AlanContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Melo, AdrianaContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Mercardo, YehudiContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Moore, Dan MendezContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Morillo, JavierContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Musallam, ShariffContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Nicieza, FabianContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Ortiz, AmparoContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Otero, AnthonyContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Preitano, ManuelContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Quintas, AlejandraContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Rivera, JulesContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Rivera, LilliamContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Rosado, AlejandroContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Ruiz, DerekContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Santana, JeseniaContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Santiago, Ramon J. SierraContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Santos, CynthiaContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Schwartz, NeilContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Selassie, EugeneContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Sergio, AlexisContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Serrano, Alberto TitoContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Shwed, AllyContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Strejlau, AllisonContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Tarwater, Tristan J.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Ugas, Charles OogeContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Van Dam, KristenContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Winnik, Javier CruzContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
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